Corsage-bouquet holder



Sept. 22, 19,25.

1,554,529 M. SCHLING OORSAGE BOUQUET HOLDER Filed p i 29. 1925 IN VENTOR f mmlhum' BY WM Q ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES MAX SCHLING, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORSAGE-BOUQUET HOLDER.

Application filed April 29, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX SCHLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at 785 Fifth Avenue, New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Corsage-Bouquet Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to pro vide a holder for corsage bouquets of neat and ornamental appearance and of simple and substantial construction, designed to lie flat when supplied to the florist and when kept on hand, and adapted to be readily set up as a receptacle or holder for a bouquet. The device comprises upper and lower parts of flat sheet material united together in a substantially integral whole and adapted to be disposed in the manner substantially as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming part hereof:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the bouquet holder in a preferred form, the device being in the spread-out or fiat condition and the ribbons being broken'out for lack of space;

Fig. 2 is a side view, with the upper part curled and fastened to form a flaring cup for the head of the bouquet; and

Fig. 3 is a front view of the holder completely set up and shown with a bouquet therein.

The upper part 2 of the bouquet holder is generally circular, notched with a central stem opening 3 and a wide V-shaped notch l extending from the stem hole to the circumference, in the lower sector. The lower part 5 is tab-like, of generally trapezoidal or tapering shape, and is preferably fastened 40 to the back of the upper part, over the stem Serial No. 26,610.

hole, by means of a fastening 6. This fastening also secures the central portion of a ribbon 7 which lies upon the face of the upper part 2, for tying around the stem of the bouquet in an ornamental knot, as shown in Fig. 3.

The two parts are of moderately stiff, flexible material such as heavy paper covered with silk, and the upper part carries a frill 8.

Cooperative snap fastener elements 9 are shown on the edges of the V of the upper part, and similar elements 10 on the edges of the lower part. Various forms of fastenings may, however, be utilized.

The upper part is set up into a flaring cup, as seen in Fig. 2. The lower part might be left flat as in this View to make an ornamental shield between the stem of the bouquet and the gown, but it is especially intended to be curled and fastened to form a shield enclosing the stems, after the manner of Fig. 3. r

l/Vhat I claim as new is:

1. A corsage bouquet holder of flat sheet 66 material comprising a notched upper part adapted to be curled and fastened to form a flaring cup having a stem opening, and a depending stein-shield part united with said upper part and extending downward below 70 the stem opening, substantially as set forth.

2. A corsage bouquet holder of flat sheet material comprising an upper part notched in its lower sector and adapted to be curled and fastened to form a flaring cup having a stem opening, and a depending stem-shield part united with the back of said upper part over its center.

MAX SGHLING. 

